Installation; Static-Sensitive Devices; Precautions; Unpacking - Supermicro X9SRW-F User Manual

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Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To
avoid damaging your system board, it is important to handle it very
carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect
your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic
bag.
• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in
use.
• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard
battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.
Chapter 2

Installation

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Chapter 2: Installation